The Love Revolution – Helping Others by Practicing Random Acts of Loving Kindness

Entering a local book store to pick up a couple of Joyce Meyer’s books that I’ve been meaning to read, I noticed a small crowd of women gathered around a book display in an aisle, so deep a crowd that I couldn’t even see what book(s) or author they were clamoring around and browsing through.

As I got close enough to peek through the crowd to see the display clearly, I smiled as I realized they were all surrounding Joyce Meyer’s book called The Love Revolution, and also a little surprised at the sheer number of people surrounding the display since the book isn’t a new book but was published back in 2009.
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10 Reasons Why People Don’t Go to Church Anymore

Churches around the US have changed over the years, where multi-site churches mean pastors are able to reach thousands of would-be church attendees on the web, says USA Today. In an interview with pastors Tim Keller, Mark Driscoll and Ed Stetzer, the “old fashioned”, traditional churches from grandma and grandpa’s time are going by the wayside and are being replaced by what is often referred to as the “mega church” with thousands upon thousands of church members.

Having visited a few “mega churches” over the years, such as the Potter’s House and a few others, witnessing the burgeoning growth of large churches and the increased numbers of online internet churches has been interesting to say the least. To say this ain’t your grandma’s church anymore is an understatement.
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